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AAAS Statements, Letters, and Testimony

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2009

As Senators debate climate change legislation, AAAS and 17 other scientific societies signed onto a joint letter affirming climate change science and offering assistance to Senators as they debate legislation. (October 21, 2009)
On August 27, AAAS sent Sens. John D. Rockefeller, IV and Kay Bailey Hutchison a letter supporting the "provisions to establish a strong climate change research program and a National Climate Service in the Senate climate bill."
AAAS CEO Alan Leshner testified at the hearing "Encouraging the Participation of Female Students in STEM fields" before the House Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. (July 21, 2009)
On July 7, AAAS commented on an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking pertaining to objectivity in research, published by the Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on May 8, 2009.
AAAS sent Sen. Dodd and Rep. Ehlers letters on June 2 supporting the Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for Kids (SPEAK) Act.
On May 20, AAAS commented on NIH guidelines for human stem cell research which was published in the April 23, 2009 Federal Register.
AAAS, on May 13, responded to the Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) request for public comment on the Presidential Memo on Scientific Integrity published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2009.
AAAS sent letters to Secretaries Salazar and Locke thanking them for restoring the interagency consultation process of the Endangered Species Act. (May 5, 2009)
On March 23, AAAS joined prominent Texas scientists in asking the Texas State Board of Education to reject anti-evolution amendments to its draft state science standards.
On March 9, AAAS thanked President Obama for his executive order on federal support for human embryonic stem cell research and for his memorandum on scientific integrity.
AAAS, on February 19, sent thank you letters to the leadership in both chamber of Congress, as well as to key appropriators and bipartisan members of the conference committee for including science and technology in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.
AAAS thanks House Members Gordon, Miller, Obey, and Pelosi for supporting science and technology in the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (January 23, 2009)

2008

AAAS Submits Comments and the AAAS Board Statement on Climate Change in Response to the EPA's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act. (November 14, 2008)
AAAS Submits Comments on Human Subjects Protection Training. (September 29, 2008)
AAAS Submits Comments on Changes to Endangered Species Act. (September 15, 2008)
AAAS and Five Other Organizations Comment on the Subject of Dual Use Research. (July 15, 2008)
AAAS CEO Alan Leshner Testifies on Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Promoting International Science Cooperation. (July 15, 2008)
AAAS Submits a Letter in an Effort to Protect the Teaching of Evolution in US Public School. (June 20, 2008)
AAAS Submits a Letter in an Effort to Protect the Teaching of Evolution in US Public School. (June 10, 2008)
AAAS Submits a Letter Opposing the Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act. (May 14, 2008)
AAAS Submits Written Testimony on FY 2009 R&D Budget Request (March 11, 2008)
AAAS Writes Letter of Support for Evolution in Florida Science Standards (February 19, 2008)

2007

AAAS Disappointed with Final FY 2008 Research and Development Funding Levels (December 20, 2007)
AAAS Thanks Members for Efforts to Advance Discussions on Climate Change to Senate Floor (December 14, 2007)
AAAS Encourages Action on Climate Change (November 30, 2007)
AAAS Urges the President to Sign the COMPETES Act (August 3, 2007)
AAAS Thanks House Members for COMPETES Act Support. (August 2, 2007)
AAAS Asks President to Sign the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (June 7, 2007)
AAAS Thanks House Leadership for Passage of the Reauthorization of NSF. (May 8, 2007)
AAAS Comments on Several Amendments to NSF Reauthorization Bill. Letters to Rep. Doris Matsui, Rep. Bart Gordon and Rep. Ralph Hall. (May 2, 2007)
AAAS Board Releases Statement on Earth Observations. (April 28, 2007)
AAAS Thanks Senate for Passing the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. (April 12, 2007)
AAAS Urges Senate Support for Expanding Federally Funded Stem Cell Research. (April 9, 2007)
AAAS CEO Alan Leshner testified before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. (March 7, 2007)
AAAS CEO Alan Leshner testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies. (February 28, 2007)
AAAS Board of Directors releases statement on climate change. (February 18, 2007)
AAAS Thanks House for Supporting FY2007 Joint Resolution Increases, Urges Senate Support
AAAS letter thanks House for passing the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. (January 18, 2007)
AAAS letter appeals to the White House for increased R&D funding levels in 2007. (January 11, 2007)
AAAS letter applauds introduction of the SPEAK Act. (January 8, 2007)
AAAS letter urges House support for expanding federally funded stem cell research. (January 8, 2007)

2006

AAAS sent a letter to the incoming leadership and Appropriations Committee chairs, urging them to support federal research and development funding as they complete the Fiscal Year 2007 appropriations process. AAAS cited congressional actions that reflect "a balanced portfolio of R&D investments and recognition of the important interaction of the physical, biological, behavioral, and social sciences." (December 19, 2006)
AAAS CEO Alan Leshner sent comments on the Department of Defense revised rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) for “preventing unauthorized disclosure of export-controlled information and technology under DOD contracts." AAAS commended DOD for the extent to which it reached out to the academic and private-sector community and provided several recommendations in the interest of balancing scientific progress and national security interests.(October 12, 2006) .
AAAS CEO Alan Leshner wrote a letter to House Energy and Commerce Chairman Joe Barton to express support for the NIH Reform Act of 2006, noting that "it is vitally important that Congress support the research taking place at NIH." (September 25, 2006)
AAAS Board Chairman Gilbert S. Omenn has written a letter to members of the House Judiciary Committee to express support for a pending bill that would strengthen laws against harassment, threats or intimidation of those involved in animal enterprises, including biomedical research with laboratory animals. (September 9, 2006)
AAAS wrote to leaders in Congress and the White House, encouraging them to back efforts to expand federal support for stem cell research. AAAS Board of Directors Chairman Gilbert Omenn and CEO Alan I. Leshner sent a letter to each member of the Senate urging that federally funded researchers be granted access to additional embryonic stem cell lines. After the bill's passage, Omenn and Leshner sent a letter asking President Bush not to veto the bill and thanked Senate supporters of stem cell research for their efforts. (August 1, 2006)
AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner sent a letter to leaders of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies to thank them for supporting "a broad, balanced portfolio of investments in research and development." Leshner had earlier written to ask them to "consider proposals that will allow Congress to support research across agencies and disciplines" (July 28, 2006)
Al Teich, Director, AAAS Science and Policy Programs, testified before the House Science Committee on scientific and technical advice for Congress. (July 25, 2006)
AAAS Board of Directors Chairman Gilbert Omenn submitted comments on NSF's draft strategic plan, commending the agency for its commitment to “strengthen fundamental research across the full spectrum of science and engineering." (July 12, 2006)
AAAS CEO Alan Leshner testified before the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee on stem cell research. (June 27, 2006)
AAAS has sent a letter to David H. McCormick, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, commending him for his work with the scientific, national security, and business communities that led to the Commerce Department’s withdrawing its proposed “deemed export” rules and offering AAAS’s assistance to the Deemed Export Advisory Committee.
AAAS letter to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to resist any effort to undercut the National Science Foundation’s ability to support research across all fields and concern on language in a pending innovation bill that seems to require awarding 8 percent of research funding outside the usual peer- review. (May 18, 2006)
AAAS letter to Representatives Schwartz and McCaul thanking them for encouraging innovation and advancing science, math, and engineering education. (May 11, 2006)
AAAS CEO Alan Leshner testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space, discussing the proposed budget and priorities for the National Science Foundation (May 2, 2006)
AAAS Encourages Innovation
AAAS President Gil Omenn recently wrote to the leaders of both parties in the House and Senate, as well as President Bush, thanking them for bringing science to the national agenda through the innovation initiatives.(March 17, 2006)
AAAS comments on proposed changes to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (January 12, 2006)